13 Ghosts

Van Allen:
Oh Cy, where are you?

Cyrus Zorba:
Explaining how man survived the Pleistocene age.

Van Allen:
How did he? And why?

Van Allen:
All you have to do is find Elaine Zacharides.

Cyrus Zorba:
I don't have to find her. She's the housekeeper.

Ben Rush:
Are you all moved in?

Buck Zorba:
There wasn't anything to move except us.

Buck Zorba:
There's furniture and books and most of it I haven't even seen yet.

Hilda Zorba:
The moving men are here again.

Cyrus Zorba:
They won't wait?

Hilda Zorba:
Nope.

Cyrus Zorba:
Not till tomorrow?

Hilda Zorba:
Nope.

Buck Zorba:
[making a birthday wish] I wish we owned our own house, and all our furniture that nobody could take away. [wind blows through the windows and blows out the candles, somebody knocks at the door]

Buck Zorba:
[to Ben] There's a witch in the house. Ring the bell; she'll answer.

[Ben rings the bell, Medea answers]

Buck Zorba:
What'd you do that for? You should've let the Witch answer it.

Medea Zorba:
You need to stop calling her that or she'll cut your tongue out.

Buck Zorba:
Elaine?

Elaine Zacharides:
Yes Buck?

Buck Zorba:
You really are a witch, aren't you?

Elaine Zacharides:
Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies.

Buck Zorba:
That was Emilio.

Cyrus Zorba:
Who?

Buck Zorba:
Emilio! He killed his wife, his mother-in-law and his sister-in-law with a meat cleaver. Whack! Whack! Whack! You'd better stand over there [points to wall] .

Cyrus Zorba:
Why?

Buck Zorba:
He doesn't mess up the kitchen often, but when he does, WOW! [meat cleaver hits the wall] . Now Emilio is through.

Hilda Zorba:
Now *I'm* through [takes off apron and storms out of the kitchen] .

Buck Zorba:
[as Ben walks in the door] Ben, I found it! [grabs the railing and shakes it to reveal the hidden area in the stairs]

Ben Rush:
Good boy! Have you told anyone else about this?

Buck Zorba:
Course not! Let's tell them now. [Runs towards the dining room; Ben grabs his arm stopping him] Ow! You're hurting!

Ben Rush:
Sorry, Buck. We can't tell them yet.

Buck Zorba:
But we're moving out tomorrow!

Medea Zorba:
[Ben has just brought Medea home] That was a wonderful evening Ben, thanks. How about some coffee before you go?

Ben Rush:
No, thanks. Not tonight, I sure wish you and your family were staying somewhere else; this place gives me the creeps.

Medea Zorba:
Oh don't start with that again.

Ben Rush:
Well I worry about you, Medea. Just for me will you try to be a little careful?

Medea Zorba:
For you, I'll pull the covers over my head tonight.

Ben Rush:
[smiling] See you tomorrow?

Medea Zorba:
I hope so. Good night, Ben.

Ben Rush:
Goodnight [leaves the house] .